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About licensing authorities

The Gambling Act 2005 designates certain classes of local authorities in England and Wales (and licensing boards in Scotland) as licensing authorities.

Licensing authorities have a number of important regulatory functions in relation to licensing premises for gambling including:

• issuing premises licences
• regulating gaming and gaming machines in clubs, and on alcohol licensed premises
• granting permits to family entertainment centres for the use of certain lower stake gaming machines
• granting permits for prize gaming
• registering small society lotteries
• tracks.

Related information

• About licensing authorities
• Permits
• Premises licences
• Small society lotteries